Pinnacle INSTANT DVD RECORDER User manual

Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder
User’s Guide
GB

Instant DVD Recorder
User’s Guide
GB/US August 2005
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Contents
OVERVIEW 1
W ELCOME 1
INSTALLING AND STARTING DVD RECORDER 2
I NSTALLING THE I NSTANT DVD R ECORDER 2
S TARTING THE I NSTANT DVD R ECORDER 2
CREATING A DVD 3
T HE D IRECT - TO -D ISC W IZARD 3
The Start Window 3
Window 1: Select video source 4
Window 2: Select a burner and insert the DVD 7
Window 3: Select menu style 9
Window 4: Start recording 12
A DVANCED M ODE 14
Advanced Mode 14
FINISH RECORDING 16
F INISH R ECORDING 16
LICENSE AGREEMENT 17
Pinnacle End User License Agreement 17
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ii Instant DVD Recorder

Overview
W ELCOME
The Instant DVD Recorder makes it possible for you to quickly and easily burn videos
direct-to-disc, i.e. from your video source directly to a DVD – without complicated
intermediate storage on your hard disk!
You simply have to connect your video source, start Instant DVD Recorder and after just
a few steps your burned DVD will be completed.
Instant DVD Recorder makes it possible for you to burn videos to your DVD from
various devices: whether its a TV card, a DV camcorder or an analog video source - the
Instant DVD Recorder creates a DVD with the video you choose.
In addition, you can decide whether you would like to be guided by the Direct-to-Disc
Wizard through the individual settings in an easily understandable way or instead save
even more time by performing all of the necessary settings directly in a single window.
And now have lots of fun with your Instant DVD Recorder!
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Installing and Starting DVD Recorder
I NSTALLING THE I NSTANT DVD R ECORDER
Instant DVD Recorder and Studio Plus 10/Studio MediaSuite
If the Instant DVD Recorder is included in the Studio Plus 10/Studio MediaSuite, the
program will be installed at the same time Studio Plus is installed.
This installation is described in detail in the Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite manual.
Instant DVD Recorder (stand-alone)
The following steps explain how to install the Instant DVD Recorder as a stand-alone
program:
1. Insert the Instant DVD Recorder CD into your CD drive. The setup program will start
automatically. If it does not start automatically, manually start the installation by
double-clicking the file autorun.exe.
2. Follow the instructions given by the installation program.
During installation, you will be prompted to enter the serial number. The serial
number is either on the Instant DVD Recorder CD, on the CD jewel case or you
received the serial number after buying the program online.
S TARTING THE I NSTANT DVD R ECORDER
There are different ways to start the Instant DVD Recorder depending on the variation of
the product you bought.
Instant DVD Recorder and Studio Plus 10
If you installed the Instant DVD Recorder with Studio Plus 10, the easiest way to start
the Instant DVD Recorder is to click the Studio Launcher on your desktop or open the
Start menu and go to Programs
¾ Studio 10 ¾ Studio Launcher.
Instant DVD Recorder and Studio MediaSuite
If the Studio MediaSuite has also been installed with Studio Plus 10, you can start the
Studio MediaSuite by clicking the Studio Launcher on your desktop or opening the Start
menu and go to Programs
¾ Studio 10 or Studio MediaSuite ¾ Studio Launcher.
Instant DVD Recorder
If you have bought the Instant DVD Recorder as a stand-alone program, you can start it
by simply clicking the Instant DVD Recorder icon on your desktop or opening the
Windows Start menu and going to Programs
¾ Instant DVD Recorder ¾ Instant DVD
Recorder.
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Creating a DVD
T HE D IRECT - TO -D ISC W IZARD
The Start Window
The Start Window of the Direct-to-Disc Wizard opens after the Instant DVD Recorder
has been started.
Here you can decide whether you want to have the Wizard guide you through the
various settings in an easily understandably way or whether you would prefer to perform
all of the necessary settings directly in Advanced Mode.
We recommend that let the Wizard guide you through the program at the beginning and
only later perform the necessary settings in Advanced Mode after you have become
familiar with the Instant DVD Recorder.
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
If you want to be guided through the program by the Wizard, then click the option Let
the Wizard Guide Me (recommended).
 If you prefer to switch directly to Advanced Mode, then click the option Go Directly
to Advanced Mode.
 If you don't want to have the Start Window displayed the next time you call up Instant
DVD Recorder and would prefer to have the Direct-to-Disc Wizard or Advanced
Mode displayed directly - depending on your selection - then activate this option by
clicking Don't Show This Screen Next Time.
 After you have made your selection click Next. Depending on your selection, you will
now be guided to the next window of the Direct-to-Disc Wizard or to Advanced
Mode.
After the burning operation is completed you can specify whether you want to go
directly to the Direct-to-Disc Wizard or to Advanced Mode the next time you start the
Instant DVD Recorder.
Window 1: Select video source
If you selected Let the Wizard Guide Me (recommended) option in the Start window of
the Direct-to-Disc Wizard, then the next step will be that the Wizard will guide you to
Window 1: Select video source. In this window you can select the video source and
prepare it for DVD recording.
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Video source device display
The video sources that are available and suitable for recording are displayed in the upper
section of the window.
 If more than one video source device is available, then open the list of corresponding
video sources by clicking and select the desired device.
If only one video source is found by the Instant DVD Recorder, then it will be used
automatically for creating the DVD.
Now the video that is imported from the video source is displayed in the preview
window.
This allows you to make certain that the video source device is properly connected. In
addition, you can correct the settings of the video source for the DVD recording (for
example, to set the right channel or to look for the position intended for recording on the
video).
In the event that no device is shown in the video source device display or no video
appears in the preview window, then check whether a suitable video source is included
on your system and whether it has been properly connected and started.
Please note that DVD recording is not possible without a properly connected video
source.
 You can make additional driver settings for your video source device by clicking on
Options. For this please consult the documentation for your video equipment.
Preparing the video source
Make sure that your video source was installed using its original installation program.
Also make sure that the video source works with the original recording application
without any problems
Below the preview window there are several functions available for preparing the
recording: If the volume of your video source is adjustable, a slide control will appear
under the preview window. You can use this to adjust both the volume and the recording
level. The other control elements vary depending on the selected video source device.
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TV Card
 If your video source is a TV card, then you can start a station search under Options.
Instant DVD Recorder displays any channels found after the station search has been
completed.
Now you can adjust the station desired for recording with the and buttons.
The program of the channel which you selected will be subsequently burned on the
DVD.
DV Camcorder
 If your video source is a DV Camcorder, then you can start the video by using
the button, fast forward or rewind the video with the and buttons or jump
back and forth to individual frames with the and buttons.
Thus you can precisely position the video played by the camcorder from exactly where
you want to burn the video on the DVD.
Analog Video Source
No other setting options are available if your video source is an analog video source
device.
 Click Next and the Direct-to-Disc Wizard will guide you to Window 2: Select
Burner.
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